Before writing fiction, I studied literature, Italian studies, and education at Bard College. My academic work explores identity, learning, and the ways people come to understand themselves and the world around them.
Translation & Literary Analysis [2014]
This thesis explores motherhood, identity, and autonomy in the context of of raising a child prodigy.
Academic Research Project [2018]
This study examines how children’s fantasy literature uses the figure of the lone child to explore independence, problem-solving, and identity in unfamiliar worlds.
Excerpt from Field Notes: On Teaching and Learning from Bard MAT Program [2017]
This essay is part of a collection of field notes that reflect on teaching, learning, and the importance of truly observing the individual student.